Jun Ji-hyun
Jun Ji-hyun | |
|---|---|
Jun in March 2025 | |
| Born | Wang Ji-hyun 30 October 1981 |
| Other names | Gianna Jun |
| Education | Dongguk University (BA, MA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Agent | Ieum Hashtag |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse |
Choi Joon-hyuk (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 왕지현 |
| Hanja | 王智賢 |
| RR | Wang Jihyeon |
| MR | Wang Chihyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 전지현 |
| Hanja | 全智賢 |
| RR | Jeon Jihyeon |
| MR | Chŏn Chihyŏn |
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Wang Ji-hyun (Korean: 왕지현; born 30 October 1981), known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun (전지현), is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which was popular in several Asian countries.[3] She has also starred in Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). Jun also found success in television with dramas My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021).
Jun has received multiple awards, including two Best Actress trophies at the Grand Bell Awards and a Grand Prize for Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Her success in film and television has established her as a top hallyu star. She is referred to as one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-hee and Song Hye-kyo, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji".[4]
- ^ 전지현. Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Actress Jun Ji-hyun gives birth to second son". Yonhap News Agency. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "K-Wave". Nepali Times. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "'Tae-Hye-Ji' sweeping Korea's entertainment biz". Kpop Herald. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2024.